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Introduction: This paper presents an international cross-sectional study on person-centred communication with older people receiving healthcare (COMHOME). Person-centred care relies on effective communication, but few studies have explored this with a specific focus on older people. The main aim of the COMHOME study is to generate knowledge on person-centred communication with older people (>65 years) in home healthcare services, radiographic and optometric practice. Methods and analysis: This study will explore the communication between care providers and older persons in home care services. Home healthcare visits will be audiorecorded (n=500) in Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden. Analyses will be performed with the Verona Coding Definitions for Emotional Sequences (VR-CoDES), the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS) and qualitative methods. The content of the communication, communicative challenging situations as well as empathy, power distance, decision-making, preservation of dignity and respect will be explored. In Norway, an additional 100 encounters, 50 in optometric practice (video recorded) and 50 in radiographic practice (audiorecorded), will be analysed. Furthermore, healthcare providers' self-reported communication skills, empathy, mindfulness and emotional intelligence in relation to observed person-centred communication skills will be assessed using well-established standardised instruments. Ethics and dissemination: Depending on national legislation, approval of either the central ethical committees (eg, nation or university), the national data protection officials or the local ethical committees (eg, units of home healthcare) was obtained. Study findings will be disseminated widely through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. The research findings will add knowledge to improve services provided to this vulnerable group of patients. Additionally, the findings will underpin a training programme for healthcare students and care providers focusing on communication with older people.

Einstellungen zu aktuellen nationalen und internationalen Fragen.

Themen: Vertrauen in die UdSSR und die USA; Verhalten der UdSSR und
Verhalten der USA in internationalen Angelegenheiten; Bemühungen der
UdSSR und der USA um den Weltfrieden; stärkste Nation; stärkste
Nuklearmacht; amerikanische Truppenstationierung in Europa;
Verteidigungsausgaben der BRD; Einstellung zur Abrüstung; Wissen über
das Treffen von Nixon und der UdSSR-Führung; Erfolg des Treffens im
Hinblick auf eine Entspannung der Weltlage; Einschätzung eines möglichen
Übereinkommens mit der UdSSR; Erfolg der UdSSR bei diesem Treffen;
Erfolg der USA bei diesem Treffen; Auswirkung der Ergebnisse auf
Westdeutschland; positive oder negative Folgen des Treffens; Einigung
über Rüstungsbeschränkungen; Vertrauen in die USA im Hinblick auf
grundlegende Interessen Deutschlands; Vertrauen in die
Problemlösungsfähigkeit der USA bei sozialen und ökonomischen Problemen.

Demographie: Alter; Familienstand; Konfession;
Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Bildung; Beruf; Einkommen; Geschlecht; Größe des
Wohnorts; Bundesland.

Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Dauer des Interviews;
Anzahl der Kontaktversuche; Anwesenheit anderer Personen;
Kooperationsbereitschaft; Schwierigkeit des Interviews; Interviewdatum;
Gewichtung.

Einstellungen zu aktuellen nationalen und internationalen Problemen.

Themen: Bemühen um den Weltfrieden; Hilfe für die BRD im Konfliktfall;
größte Wirtschaftsmacht; größte Militärmacht; Vertrauen in USA, China
und UdSSR bei der Behandlung der Weltprobleme; Übereinstimmung
grundlegender Interessen der BRD und China, der USA und der UdSSR;
Bedrohung der BRD durch China; Besuch von US-Präsident Nixon in China
(Kenntnis, Meinung dazu, erwartete Ergebnisse, Auswirkung auf BRD);
Besuch von US-Präsident Nixon in der UdSSR (Kenntnis; Meinung dazu,
erwartete Ergebnisse, Auswirkung auf BRD); Interesse der USA an
europäischen Fragen.

Demographie: Alter; Familienstand; Konfession;
Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Bildung; Beruf; Einkommen; Geschlecht; Ortsgröße;
Bundesland.

Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Interviewdauer; Anzahl der
Besuche; Anwesenheit anderer; Kooperationsbereitschaft;
Schwierigkeitsgrad; Interviewdatum.

Einstellungen zu aktuellen nationalen und internationalen Fragen.

Themen: Beurteilung der gegenwärtigen Lage im eigenen Land, in der
UdSSR, in den USA, in China, in Japan, in Großbritannien, in Frankreich,
in Israel, in Ägypten, in Chile, in Kuba, in Brasilien; Beurteilung der
zukünftigen Entwicklung im eigenen Land, in der UdSSR, in den USA, in
China und in Japan; Bemühen um den Weltfrieden; Meinung über die UdSSR,
die USA und China; Achtung vor der UdSSR, den USA, China und Japan;
Verhalten der UdSSR, USA und Chinas bei internationalen Fragen;
Übereinstimmung grundlegender Interessen der BRD und der UdSSR;
gemeinsame Interessen der BRD, der USA und Japans; Bemühungen der UdSSR,
der USA und Chinas um Frieden; Vertrauen in die Fähigkeit der UdSSR,
USA, Chinas und Japans Weltprobleme zu lösen; stärkste Nation derzeit
und in Zukunft; stärkste militärische Kraft derzeit und in Zukunft;
stärkste Wirtschaftsmacht derzeit und in Zukunft; Entwicklungsstandard
der UdSSR, Japans und Chinas; Entwicklung der USA; Vertrauen in die USA
in Bezug auf grundlegende Interessen Deutschlands; Einflußnahme der USA
auf europäische Angelegenheiten; Einflußnahme der USA in internationale
Angelegenheiten; China-Politik der UdSSR; China-Politik der USA.

Demographie: Land; Alter; Bildung; Geschlecht.

Einstellungen zu aktuellen nationalen und internationalen Fragen.

Themen: wichtigstes nationales Problem; wichtigstes internationales
Problem; Länder im Konflikt mit der BRD; Hauptprobleme und Differenzen
zwischen BRD und USA; Hauptprobleme zwischen BRD und anderen Ländern;
Meinung über Frankreich, Großbritannien, USA, UdSSR, Rot-China; Gründe
für negative und positive Einstellung zu den Ländern USA, UdSSR und
China; Vertrauen in die USA und die UdSSR bei der Behandlung von
Weltproblemen; Gründe für geringes Vertrauen in die USA und UdSSR;
Bemühen der USA und der UdSSR um den Weltfrieden; Verhältnis der USA zur
UdSSR; stärkste derzeitige Atommacht; Stärkste Atommacht in 5 Jahren;
gewünschte stärkste Atommacht; Gründe für Wunsch nach ausgeglichenem
Nuklearpotential zwischen USA und UdSSR; Kenntnis der
SALT-Verhandlungen; Teilnehmerstaaten der SALT-Verhandlungen; Zweck und
Erfolgschancen der SALT-Verhandlungen; Nutznießer eines Abkommens
zwischen USA und UdSSR; Verlaß auf USA bei Verhandlungen;
Sicherheitskonferenz; Bedrohung der nationalen Sicherheit Deutschlands;
Beistand für BRD im Konfliktfall; Kenntnis internationaler
Organisationen; Zweck der NATO; Mitgliedschaft in der NATO; Gründe für
gewünschte Mitgliedschaft; Vertrauen in Verteidigungsfähigkeit der NATO;
Truppenstationierungen in Westeuropa; Reduktion der US-Truppenstärke in
Europa; Notwendigkeit der USA für die Sicherheit Westeuropas;
Verteidigungsbudget der BRD; Marinestreitkräfte im Mittelmeer; stärkste
Seemacht im Mittelmeer; Verhältnis Israel und arabische Staaten;
Unterstützung der BRD für Israel; Bedeutung des Ausganges des
Nahostkonfliktes für die BRD; Friedensprozess im Nahen Osten;
europäischer Einigungsprozess; Kompetenzen einer europäischen Regierung;
Haltung der USA zur europäischen Integration; Lösung des Problems der
Umweltverschmutzung durch internationale Organisationen;
Wirtschaftshilfe für andere Staaten.

Demographie: Alter; Familienstand; Bildung; Beruf; Einkommen;
Konfession; Kirchgang; Geschlecht; Ortsgröße; Bundesland.

Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Interviewdauer; Anzahl der Kontaktversuche;
Anwesenheit anderer während des Interviews; Kooperationsbereitschaft;
Schwierigkeit; Endzeit; Interviewdatum; Interviewer-Nummer.

In the era of open economy, quality has emerged as important parameter that determines the success or failure of an organization. Quality, though an elusive attribute, has always been an important issue in construction. Construction projects are always expected to create a balance between cost, time and quality. Quality assurance is needed because of the involvement of negligence and lack of knowledge especially in smaller projects which deduces the quality of the construction. How to establish a quality assurance system and implement the quality assurance system for overall upgrading of the construction quality has become a very essential topic. In the current paper, 30 construction projects were selected from National Capital Region (NCR) with a construction cost between three to five Crores and data was collected from these projects on various quality and management related aspects. These 30 projects cover structures such as school buildings, community hall, hostel block etc. The study was conducted for construction projects of different government bodies. This analysis has been mainly done covering the factors playing key role in quality of a structure during construction such as client's commitment towards quality, quality of material, documentation, work practices, personnel etc. Based on the data analysis, quality assurance system for these projects were categorized as Excellent, Good, Average and Poor in Quality Grading based on the various factors that directly or indirectly affects the quality and smooth functioning of project during and post construction. This study highlights the negligence and/or ignorance of basic compliance needed during the execution of project which leads to untimely need of maintenance of structures. The study also indicate that there is need to train and create awareness among construction fraternity where still the fundamental quality management needs strengthening. This study was carried out for limited projects from NCR region and hence is not representative sample for whole country. Further studies should be done for more number of projects from various parts of the country to include the regional factors and issues covering environmental aspects related to the behavior of structures in coastal and non-coastal environment.

This is a conference paper. ; This paper examines the role that local government has played in watsan delivery in Temeke municipality, focusing on its capacity and how it can be engaged. Although based on a single case study, there are wider lessons to be learnt.

AbstractSecondary analyses can advance both substantive and methodological knowledge, may require different planning strategies from the original analysis, and may or may not pose a threat to the original researcher. Examples from the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study are used to illustrate these points.

"All the tips, ideas and advice given to, and requested by, MA students in Media and Communications, are brought together in an easy-to-use accessible guide to help students study most effectively. Based upon many years of teaching study skills and hundreds of lecture slides and handouts this introduction covers a range of general and generic skills that the author relates specifically towards media and communications studies. As well as the mechanics of writing and presentations, the book also shows how students can work on and engage with the critical and contemplative elements of their degrees whilst retaining motivation and refining timekeeping skills. Of course the nuts and bolts of reading, writing, listening, seminars and the dreaded dissertation and essays are covered too. In addition advice on referencing, citation and academic style is offered for those with concerns over English grammar and expression. Aimed primarily at postgraduate students, there is significant crossover with undergraduate work, so this book will also prove of use to upper level undergraduate readers whether using English as a first or second language."

Man complains of Uproar in modern times. That is, the uproar and high sound noise that affects human life passively. The study aims at dealing with the subject jurisprudentially. The researcher followed inductive approach and analytical approach to show jurists' opinions represented in the sharia provisions concerning uproar, and to clarify the negative effects of uproar upon man in particular. The study has concluded that the person causing uproar harming to the others is considered to be sinful. Another result is that Islam put forward legislations and rules that guarantee environments free from uproar to preserve psychological and physical safety and made balance between human rights for work and making a living and his right with settled life full of calmness and tranquility, by preventing jobs producing uproar inside residential areas or beside them if it causes harm for neighboring dwellers.

The current study investigated parenting styles with respect to various demographics. The study sample was made up of 235 preschoolers aged 48-72 months attending to 2 state-funded preschools in İstanbul. Demographics Form and Parenting Attitude Scale were used for the data collection. The scale was completed by the parents. Independent sample t-test was used for the data with a normal distribution. The results showed that parenting styles did not differ by child gender, the number of siblings, maternal age, education and working status, and paternal age and working status. The results also indicated that parents tend to be more protective and permissive towards their first-born children and that the fathers younger than 35-years-old had a more democratic style compared to the fathers who were 36 and older. Longer preschool attendance was associated with less overprotective and less democratic parenting attitudes.

The current study investigated parenting styles with respect to various demographics. The study sample was made up of 235 preschoolers aged 48-72 months attending to 2 state-funded preschools in İstanbul. Demographics Form and Parenting Attitude Scale were used for the data collection. The scale was completed by the parents. Independent sample t-test was used for the data with a normal distribution. The results showed that parenting styles did not differ by child gender, the number of siblings, maternal age, education and working status, and paternal age and working status. The results also indicated that parents tend to be more protective and permissive towards their first-born children and that the fathers younger than 35-years-old had a more democratic style compared to the fathers who were 36 and older. Longer preschool attendance was associated with less overprotective and less democratic parenting attitudes. Article visualizations:

This article surveys the use of process tracing as a method in research on global and comparative environmental politics. It reveals that scholars have been reluctant to explicitly embrace the method, even though a great deal of environmental politics research relies on process tracing and studies causal mechanisms. I argue that the growing number of critiques that the subfield is overly descriptive and insufficiently focused on explanation is one consequence of the reluctance to explicitly embrace process tracing. Drawing on recent debates on causal mechanisms within the philosophy of social science and a growing literature on how to trace processes, this article outlines best practices in the application of the method in the study of environmental politics. I consider some ways in which the use of process tracing in the study of environmental politics may be different from its use in other areas of comparative politics and international relations.